Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the English (1813)
Alexander, William, 1767-1816 · London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean by Howlett and Brimmer · leaf 39
that purpose. Formerly each parish paid asum annually to any one, who would engage to collectthe ashes; but as building has of late years been carriedto a great extent, and as the ashes are essentially neces-sary in the manufacture of bricks, they are now of greatvalue, and the parishes obtain a… … EI^(&]LAOT>-JP]LA.TE 8 fuhli/heJ JimlSJ3.by J.ifw-nur.-int^l -tTct- PLATE VIII. HASTINGS FISHERMAN. The five ports, named the Cinq Ports (of which Hastingsis one) were from a very early period the principal fishingtowns in England; at present, however, almost everycoast-town furnishes a…
Costume -- Great Britain · Great Britain -- Social life and customs
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